Yitzhak Ben Ner (Hebrew: יצחק בן נר, also transliterated Itzhak Ben-Ner; born 1937) is an Israeli writer, screenwriter, journalist, and film critic. He has also hosted and edited radio and TV programs.
Ben Ner was born in 1937 in Kfar Yehoshua, Israel
He attended Tel Aviv University where he studied literature and drama. He started publishing as a boy, and published his first book for adults in 1967. Several books of his have been adapted for theatrical or cinematic productions.
His books and stories have been translated into many languages.
In 1981, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category).In 1981, he was awarded the Agnon-Jerusalem PrizeIn 1983, he received the Ramat Gan Prize for Literature.His play Ta'atuon won First Prize at the 1990 Theatroneto Festival.In 2005, he was awarded Prime Minister's Prize.After the Field-Burner (children), 1967The Man From There (novel), 1967Rustic Sunset (story collection), 1976Kishona, Children of the River (children), 1977After the Rain (3 stories), 1979My Friend Emmanuel and I (children), 1979A Far Land (novel in stories), 1981Protokol (novel), 1982Angels are Coming (novel), 1987Ta'atuon (novel), 1989Jeans, a Dog (children), 1991Morning of Fools (novel), 1992Bears and Woods (novel), 1995Enemy Scope (novel), 1997City of Refuge (novel), 2000Nobody's Ever Died Walking (novel), 2007Film and television
Again, Forever (feature film, wrote story and screenplay), 1985Atalia (feature film, wrote story), 1986The Class Queen (feature film, as actor) 1988Winter Games (TV drama, wrote story) 1989Nili (documentary feature film, wrote screenplay and directed), 1996Enemy Scope, (TV mini-series, screenplay based on his novel), 1999"Nicole's Stations" (wrote screenplay. Based on his novel Rustic Sunset. Co-writer: Rony Gruber), 2001David August (monodrama, based on his story), 1983Ta'atuon (monodrama, based on his novel)A Far Land (monodrama, based on his story), 1992Morning of Fools (monodrama, based on his novel)Uri Muri (drama), 1999
